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Overview

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The successful empowerment of women and their families requires healthy women in all stages of life!

The Global Alliance for Women’s Health (GAWH) works passionately to promote women’s health throughout the lifespan and strives to incorporate all stages of women’s health needs into global policy agendas. Since 1994, we have called attention to a diverse range of pressing women’s health issues, especially those that have been ignored or under-attended by other NGOs and UN agencies. We have addressed:

Diabetes and its impact on women

Cervical cancer and HPV vaccines

HIV/AIDS and access to treatment for women

Coronary heart disease

Depression

Osteoporosis and osteoarthritis

Smoking and women's health

Trachoma

With the help of our partners from the public and private sectors, GAWH has held well over 100 symposia on women’s health concerns in most regions of the world. In addition, we have initiated campaigns and petitions, created donation programs and international women’s health networks, as well as published and distributed numerous informative materials on women’s health. Our efforts have contributed to the dissemination of valuable information and have effectively turned the spotlight on global women’s health concerns. Moreover, our efforts have facilitated public-private collaborations that have led to advancements in women’s healthcare policies worldwide.

The Global Alliance for Women's Health (GAWH) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) in Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council and is affiliated with the United Nations Department of Information. GAWH is a tax-exempt 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit corporation.